Episodes
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
The Ultimate Jodie Whittaker Cold Take
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting six episodes each to revisit for the first time since broadcast.
What do the guys make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the Whittaker era in general?
Tune in, find out.
Before they get to talking about the Whittaker era, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including a possible UNIT spin-off series and the Doom's Day multimedia project.
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Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Top Doctor Who Memories
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have a question which enables us to make very personal observations about the series and our own fandom. What are our top Doctor Who memories?
Thanks to Aron Challinger from Aron's Collectables for the question. Follow him @ChallingerAron
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Feb 26, 2023
The Time Meddler
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Well, you folks voted for it so in today's episode episode we are looking at the 1965 William Hartnell episode, THE TIME MEDDLER.
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Ncuti Gatwa’s new-new costume, five new Target novels, 60th anniversary news from Big Finish, and Season 9 to get the Blu-ray treatment next.
Rob also gets excited about episodes of The Afternoon Show being found and digitised, showing him and his club mates, back in 1988, taking part in a quiz on ABC TV over three days before Remembrance of the Daleks aired.
All that and so much more. If you're an old hand, you know the drill by now. If you're new to the show - hello! We drop a full-length episode like this on the final Sunday of each month, and have done for the past 8 years.
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Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Top NAs and EDAs
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time around, for the first time in almost 2 years of The List Makers, we have our first split episode. Rob takes us through his top 5 BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures, while Dave takes us through his top 5 Virgin Publishing New Adventures.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Jan 29, 2023
The Podcast of Decision V
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
It’s now traditional for the January slot in the Doctor Who Show calendar to let Rob have a break from the flagship show while Dave creates something a bit different; often with his mates from fandom in Victoria.
Today, the Podcast of Decision V.
Dave is joined at his home by Mark (42 to Doomsday, Goodies Pirate Podcast), and Richard (Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, Goodies Pirate Podcast), for some games and general discussion about Doctor Who via those games.
If you’d like to hear more of these games, you can find the previous four installments of the Podcast of Decision in episodes released on November 11, 2018; August 25, 2019; April 12, 2020; and January 2022.
Rob will be back next month!
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Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Top ’Nu Who’ Stories
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Top 'Nu Who' Stories
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best stories in all of 'Nu Who', ie: since Doctor Who's return in 2005.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Primary Sources Christmas Special 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
When PRIMARY SOURCES ended, earlier in 2022, a promise was made that it would come back 'from time to time' as a series of specials. Today, Rob makes good on that promise, with the PRIMARY SOURCES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2022.
Featuring input from Anthony Carroll (squared), Chris March, Richard Smith, Terry Hayward, Jeremy Bonwick, and Neilers C, a team of Doctor Who fans weigh in on a letter to Doctor Who Magazine #238 from May, 1996 on the topic of...
SEX!
Yes, hanky panky, coitus, relations, lovemaking... whatever you want to call it. Does it ruin Doctor Who? Fans certainly thought so with the TV movie hurtling at them back in 1996. Have our attitudes changed, or is it still a bit... icky?
Wishing you all the compliments of the season, and we'll be back in the new year to do it all again.
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Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Doctor Who stories that deserve a second chance
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
In every era of Doctor Who there are stories which, for whatever reason, aren't as well remembered as others. They're the ones you skip over when you're browsing your DVDs, wondering what you should slip on. Maybe it's because of other, "better" episodes in the same season. Maybe it's received fan wisdom putting you off. Maybe you had a genuinely bad experience with the story in the past.
Tonight, however, we turn our mind to stories that are underrated and which you might not be too keen on choosing for your viewing pleasure... yet you should. We blaze through all 13 Doctors, presenting 26 choices for your perusal.
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including details of how long Ncuti Gatwa's first series will be, Christmas specials for years to come, and the sad passing of legendary series writer, Chris Boucher.
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Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Best Regenerations
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best regenerations in the entire series - classic and modern.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Star Wars: Andor
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
In our 16th outing for this mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching Star Wars: Andor on Disney+ (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it.
Diego Luna as Cassian Andor
Kyle Soller as Syril Karn
Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen
Fiona Shaw as Maarva Andor
Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael
Denise Gough as Dedra Meero
Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma
Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha
Varada Sethu as Cinta Kaz
Elizabeth Dulau as Kleya Marki
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Season 15 (1977/78)
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
At the end of October, we threw a vote out there on Twitter for which Tom Baker season you would like us to discuss on the next episode. 160 votes later the results were:
Season 12 - 18.8%
Season 14 - 27.5%
Season 15 - 40%
Season 18 - 13.8%
So here we are, tonight, to discuss Season 15. Hope you enjoy the chat!
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including a fairly underwhelming 59th anniversary for the series, and a new companion. Hello, Millie Gibson!
Tune in, drop out, and contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Best Classic & Modern Monsters
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best monsters which have appeared in both the classic and modern series.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Interview - Doctor Who Am I
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Doctor Who Am I is described by IMDb as a documentary where, "an infamous Doctor Who screenwriter is reluctantly dragged back into the American Whoniverse, in this funny and moving documentary about finding family in the unlikeliest of places." It launched in the UK in late October and will be available on home media in some territories later this very month.
But did you know that, on the podcast which gave birth to the Doctor Who Show - Who Wars - we actually interviewed that screenwriter (Matthew Jacobs)? And that he spoke at length about the Doctor Who Am I project?
Yes, on August 9, 2015 we ran a 40m interview with Matthew, touching on Doctor Who Am I, The Emperor's New Groove, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Star Wars, and more. All conducted by Kate - @kamiduu.
What we have made here is an edit of that interview, basically cutting more than 50% out (so if you want to hear him talk Disney, Young Indy, George Lucas, etc, you will need to seek out the original episode), and we're left with a very Doctor Who and Doctor Who Am I oriented chat.
Seven years have gone by since this interview was conducted, but we think you'll find the chat relevant and a great preamble to seeing the doco!
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Actors who have played the Doctor in other roles
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
What a week! It started with us doing a hot take episode on the final Jodie Whittaker story, The Power of the Doctor, and we thought this episode following it would be a bit fluffy and frothy and very relaxed.
Nek minnit... we get the news that Disney+ has secured the worldwide rights to screen Doctor Who outside of the UK, starting in 2023. International fandom blew up, particularly here in Australia. Dave was called to appear on a couple of mainstream radio shows to talk about it. We play one at the end of the ep!
So while this episode is about actors who have played the Doctor in other roles, we also have a lot of discussion on both the trailer for the three upcoming specials, and the Disney+ deal. Three listener emails round out the episode.
Hope you enjoy the show! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Monday Oct 24, 2022
The Power of the Doctor
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Rob and Dave return with a HOT TAKE on the latest Doctor Who episode, and the final episode for the Jodie Whittaker Doctor: The Power of the Doctor.
Did they like it? Tune in and find out.
"In this feature-length special to mark her last adventure, Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor must fight for her very existence, against her deadliest enemies: the Daleks, the Cybermen and her arch-nemesis, the Master."
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